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| ascension |
(cap.) the festival commemorating this event, held on the fortieth day after Easter; Ascension Day. [1/3 definitions] |
| Ascension Day |
the fortieth day following Easter, observing the ascent of Jesus Christ into heaven. |
| Easter bunny |
in folklore, a rabbit that brings Easter eggs, candy, presents, or the like for children for Easter; Easter rabbit. |
| Easter egg |
a decorated or colored egg used as a gift or ornament on Easter. [1/2 definitions] |
| Easter lily |
any of various white-flowered lilies that are artificially brought into bloom for Easter Sunday, used esp. to decorate the altars of Christian churches on Easter. |
| Easter rabbit |
see "Easter bunny." |
| Eastertide |
the season of or period following Easter. |
| Good Friday |
the Friday before Easter Sunday, commemorated by Christians for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. |
| Holy Week |
the week immediately before Easter Sunday. |
| Lent |
the forty weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter, observed by Christians as a period of fasting, penitence, and other self-denial. |
| Low Sunday |
the first Sunday after Easter. |
| Maundy Thursday |
the Thursday before Easter, commemorating the Last Supper and Jesus Christ's washing of the disciples' feet. |
| Palm Sunday |
in many Christian churches, the Sunday before Easter, commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. |
| passion play |
a play, often performed around Easter, reenacting the suffering of Jesus Christ on the cross and the events relating to it. |
| Pentecost |
a Christian festival on the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles of Jesus Christ. [1/2 definitions] |
| Quinquagesima |
the fiftieth day before Easter; Sunday before Lent. |
| Whitsunday |
the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated in some Christian churches in commemoration of Pentecost. |
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